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Asus on Tuesday said that it would announce its first 'AI PC' based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite system-on-chips later this month. The new laptop is set to be introduced at the Next Level. AI Incredible virtual launch event on May 20. The launch of Asustek's new Vivobook S 15 will be hosted by Asus and will be joined by representatives of Qualcomm and Microsoft, who will reveal how they collaborated with PC maker to develop the first notebook based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite processors. These new SoCs promise to have a significant impact on the PC market in the coming quarters as they are based on the Arm instruction set architecture and are expected to bring together high performance, on-device AI acceleration, and...
ASUS Launches the ROG GX500, a 4K UHD 15-inch Gaming Notebook
In recent months, screen resolutions have exploded on to the scene when users started wanting something more than a cheap 1080p panel. Notebooks typically have had higher pixel...
21 by Ian Cutress on 6/2/2014ASUS Launches Two SFF ROG Gaming PCs: The G20 PC and the GR8 ‘Console’
Mini-PCs are currently one of the fastest growing desktop market segments, alongside all-in-ones and other small form factor (SFF) variants. While on the full desktop side most of...
12 by Ian Cutress on 6/2/2014ASUS ROG Press Conference Live Blog
Kristian and I are here at the ASUS ROG Press Conference, going to start in a few minutes!
18 by Ian Cutress on 6/2/2014Computex 2014: The ASUS RT-AC3200, a six-stream 802.11ac Router with MIMO
Part of the market in WiFi communications is calling out for more bandwidth. The advent of high-resolution video and the limitations of gigabit Ethernet mean that in an...
22 by Ian Cutress on 6/2/2014Computex 2014: The ASUS Zenbook NX500, a 4K/UHD 15.6” Ultrabook
Last year at Computex we were excited by all the news revolving around 4K/UHD monitors coming to market. At that time I believe we were discussing 32” panels...
15 by Ian Cutress on 6/2/2014Computex 2014: All new Intel Atom based Fonepad 8, MeMO Pad 7, MeMO Pad 8
Alongside the smartphone element inside the Transformer Book V announced today, it would seem that the Silvermont-based Intel Atom series is pushing more in to the mass market via...
15 by Ian Cutress on 6/2/2014Computex 2014: Transformer Book T300 Chi from ASUS
In the myriad of eight announcements from ASUS in the space of 45 minutes at their press conference, one of the new products is the Transformer Book T300 Chi...
17 by Ian Cutress on 6/2/2014Computex 2014: New Transformer Book V from ASUS
One of the interesting dynamics in the mobile device industry is the integration of several form-factors in the same device. ASUS has been a major proponent in this...
14 by Ian Cutress on 6/2/2014ASUS Press Event Computex 2014 Live Blog
I am here at the ASUS press event at Computex, waiting for the event to start. Just me on text and photos today, stay tuned!
13 by Ian Cutress on 6/2/2014ASUS Z97-DELUXE (NFC & WLC) Review: With Two Thunderbolt 2 Too
Investing in the top range motherboard should afford a few privileges. It should come with extra features, extra components in the box, and where possible the manufacturer should...
45 by Ian Cutress on 5/16/2014More Chromebooks Announced: ASUS C200 and C300 from $250
Today seems to be Chromebook announcement day. After Lenovo earlier, ASUS has jumped into the scene with two new models using Intel Bay Trail-M processors. The 11.6-inch C200 and...
17 by Ian Cutress on 5/6/2014Z97 Motherboards Listed: Now in USA, Taiwan, and EU
Despite being nowhere near the official release date, it would seem that retailers have jumped the gun. We reported earlier that a retailer in China has started to...
29 by Ian Cutress on 5/2/2014Upcoming Intel Based Motherboards from GIGABYTE, ASUS, MSI and ASRock
Intel has recently been awash with news about upcoming processors. In March, Intel released information on an upcoming unlocked Haswell Pentium processor, an upcoming Haswell-K processor with overclocking enhancements...
58 by Ian Cutress on 4/28/2014ASUS A88X-Pro Review: Kaveri, Kaveri, Quite Contrary
Pricing for motherboards varies wildly. While the performance platforms command a premium, those based on significant integrated graphics performance are considerably cheaper. In fact in 2014 it seems relatively...
35 by Ian Cutress on 4/22/2014The AM1 Kabini Motherboard Preview: Analyzing the Hardware
One of AMD’s primary feature points for the AM1 Kabini platform was the introduction of low-cost motherboards. The promotional material provided gave a suggested AM1 combined price of $60...
64 by Ian Cutress on 4/19/2014Testing SATA Express And Why We Need Faster SSDs
The Serial ATA International Organization didn't have much to worry about when hard drives were the primary (only) media. The laws of rotational physics ensured hard drive speeds would...
131 by Kristian Vättö on 3/13/2014ASUS Chromebox Review
I see a lot of potential in Google’s Chrome OS. Even today, I have no issues recommending the platform to friends and family with basic computing needs but who...
86 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/12/2014ASUS Chromebox Available for Pre-Order Now, Shipping March 14, Not Fanless
Last month ASUS announced its NUC-sized Chromebox, a small form factor affordable desktop running Google's Chrome OS. The Chromebox will be available with three different CPU options, all based...
33 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2014ASUS’ AMD AM1 Approach: AM1I-A and AM1M-A Announced
Hot on the heels of the AMD announcement regarding socketed Kabini systems, ASUS has released information on two of their main contenders in this segment. While AMD are...
26 by Ian Cutress on 3/5/2014Bay Trail-D from ASUS: The J1800I-C
We previously reported on Bay Trail-D motherboards coming from ECS, GIGABYTE and Biostar, but today it is ASUS’ turn to add in a SKU to the mix. The...
28 by Ian Cutress on 3/4/2014